Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander White Walker | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 May 1916[1] | (aged 34)||
Place of death | Craigleith, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1899–1902 | Heart of Midlothian | 14 | (3) |
1902–1904 | Motherwell | 17 | (1) |
1904–1905 | Brentford | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander White Walker (15 November 1881 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell as an inside right.[2] He also played for Brentford in the Southern League.[3][4]
Walker was the younger brother of fellow Heart of Midlothian footballer, Bobby Walker.[5][6] He served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and died on 12 May 1916 from tuberculosis.[7] Walker was buried in North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh and his mother and brother were later interred in the same plot.[6][1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 1899–00[2] | Scottish League First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 7 | 3 |
1900–01[2] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
1901–02[2] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
Total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 6 | ||
Motherwell | 1903–04[8] | Scottish League First Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 19 | 1 | |
Brentford | 1904–05[4] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 7 |
Heart of Midlothian